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Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists' records in investigations of the leak of government secrets. Tweet This Post

Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. Tweet This Post

Under Pressure, the White House Releases More Than 100 Pages of Benghazi E-Mails

The White House, in an effort to calm the swirl of controversy about the reaction to last year’s attacks on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, late Wednesday released more than 100 pages of e-mails leading to the development of talking points that attempted to explain the violence that left four Americans dead. The e-mails had earlier [...]

Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire

WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. Tweet This Post

Heritage Immigration Study Author Under Fire for Race Comments

The Heritage Foundation is distancing itself from the co-author of its report that slapped a $ 6.3 trillion price tag on immigration reform and drew criticism from other think tanks. Jason Richwine, one of the controversial report’s two authors, has come under fire because of arguments about… Tweet This Post

Wall Street Access to Insiders Under Scrutiny

Washington Post: “Current and former congressional staffers say talking with investors is common, but ethics experts see potential problems, highlighted by the recent federal subpoenas issued in a case involving a Medicare funding decision.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Wall Street Access to Insiders Under Scrutiny

Washington Post: “Current and former congressional staffers say talking with investors is common, but ethics experts see potential problems, highlighted by the recent federal subpoenas issued in a case involving a Medicare funding decision.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Information sharing before bombings under review

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday his counterterrorism bureaucracy "did what it was supposed to be doing" before the Boston Marathon bombing as his top intelligence official began a review into whether sensitive information was adequately shared and whether the U.S. government could have disrupted the attack. Tweet This Post

Musharraf Under House Arrest

A Pakistani court has ordered a three-day house arrest on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto more than five years ago, Al Jazeera reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post